Travels in Peru and India: While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction Into India |
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... ravines of the mountains , surrounded by the most majestic scenery , never descending below an elevation of 2500 , and ascending as high as 9000 feet above the sea . Within these limits their usual companions are tree ferns ...
... ravines of the mountains , surrounded by the most majestic scenery , never descending below an elevation of 2500 , and ascending as high as 9000 feet above the sea . Within these limits their usual companions are tree ferns ...
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... ravines and dense forests , those precious trees were found which first made known to the world the healing virtues of Peruvian bark . They were most plentifully met with in the forests of Uritusinga , Rumisitana , Cajanuma , Boqueron ...
... ravines and dense forests , those precious trees were found which first made known to the world the healing virtues of Peruvian bark . They were most plentifully met with in the forests of Uritusinga , Rumisitana , Cajanuma , Boqueron ...
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... ravine of Santa Anna , near Cuzco . Dr. Weddell was accompanied in his visit to the valleys of Santa Anna by M. Delondre , a manufacturer of quinine at Havre , who , after contemplating the project of paying a per- sonal visit to the ...
... ravine of Santa Anna , near Cuzco . Dr. Weddell was accompanied in his visit to the valleys of Santa Anna by M. Delondre , a manufacturer of quinine at Havre , who , after contemplating the project of paying a per- sonal visit to the ...
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... ravines , which had been washed down from the higher slopes of the Lomas , is several feet deep , and appeared sufficiently good to be used for the Wardian cases , in the event of its being found im- possible to obtain soil from any ...
... ravines , which had been washed down from the higher slopes of the Lomas , is several feet deep , and appeared sufficiently good to be used for the Wardian cases , in the event of its being found im- possible to obtain soil from any ...
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... ravine , with arid scarped mountains rising up on either side , here and there a tall gaunt cactus , and everywhere a dense cloud of white dust , leads up to a little post - house built of canes , called the " Tambo de Guer- reros ...
... ravine , with arid scarped mountains rising up on either side , here and there a tall gaunt cactus , and everywhere a dense cloud of white dust , leads up to a little post - house built of canes , called the " Tambo de Guer- reros ...
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alkaloids amongst Arequipa Aymara Azangaro Badagas bark Bolivia botanist Brahmins Cacique Calisaya called Caravaya cascarilla chinchona chinchona forests chinchona-plants chinchona-trees climate coast coca collected commenced Coonoor Coorg cordillera corregidors cotton covered cultivation cura Cuzco descended dollars elevation febrifugal feet high flowers ghaut Government grassy growing Hasskarl height Huanuco Inca Inca Tupac Amaru Indians Islay Java José journey Juliaca lake lake Titicaca land leagues leaves Lima Loxa Madura Malabar McIvor micrantha miles mita mountains mules Mysore native Neilgherry hills Ootacamund Paucartambo Pavon peaks Peru Peruvian plain plantations plants province Pulneys Puno Quichua quinine quinquina rain ravine red-bark region ridge river road rock round Sandia seeds sent side Sispara Siva slopes soil South America Spaniards Spanish Spruce stone succirubra supply Tambopata Titicaca Todars town trees Tungasuca Tupac Amaru valley valuable species viceroy village Wardian Weddell yield young